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Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction No.143, 2/e
出版社： Oxford University Press
書林書號：
30228993
作者：
Lim, Timothy
定價：
423
會員價：
$402
ISBN：
9780198779520
出版年份：
2017
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
0
  • 本書介紹
Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the
myths from the reality.

In this Very Short introductions, Timothy Lim discusses the cultural significance of the finds, and the religious, political and legal controversies during the seventy years of study since the discovery. He also looks at the contribution the Scrolls have made to our understanding of the Old
Testament or Hebrew Bible, and the origins of early Christianity. Exploring the most recent scholarly discussions on the archaeology of Khirbet Qumran, and the study of the biblical texts, the canon, and the history of the Second Temple Period, he considers what the scrolls reveal about sectarianism
in early Judaism. Was the archaeological site of Qumran a centre of monastic life, a fortress, a villa, or a pottery factory? Why were some of their biblical texts so different from the ones that we read today? Did they have "a Bible"? Who were the Essenes and why did they think that humanity is to
be divided between "the sons of light" and those in darkness? And, finally, do the Scrolls reflect the teachings of the earliest followers of Jesus?

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